A recent study led by the University of Mississippi has made significant strides in understanding animal emotions through an innovative approach. Partnering with researchers from the United Kingdom, ...

The third-largest outbreak in history of the deadly Marburg virus was sparked by a single jump of the pathogen from an animal to humans, preliminary genomic evidence shows. The outbreak began last ...

When life seems a little too serious, there's nothing like animal jokes to make you roar (or hoot or howl) with laughter I’ve been a stand-up and improv comic for 30 years, and I know for a fact ...

The Earth is home to some amazing animals, and many of them are well-known. Everybody knows how quick cheetahs are, how big elephants can grow, and how adorable chipmunks can be. But there are some ...

But what about the rest of the animal kingdom–how do non-human animals understand and respond to death? The answer depends on species, individual, and circumstance. “There’s a wide variety ...

Wild animals also experience adversity. Although their negative experiences are easy to dismiss as part of life in the wild, they still have lifelong repercussions – just like traumatic events ...

This recent discovery has provided new insights into how single-celled organisms evolved into complex animals. This 555-million-year-old creature is the first known to exhibit left-right asymmetry, a ...

According to legend, Queen Cleopatra had a favorite cat named Tivali. Cats are also highly regarded in Islam, though no animals are worshipped in that religion. Muslims consider cats clean animals, ...

Cute features in babies and animals are more than just amusing—they trigger powerful evolutionary responses that help our species’ survival. Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that has become ...

A deep-sea submersible found worms and snails living in cavities below the sea floor — the first time animals have been discovered in such habitats. The creatures may have been pushed into their ...

Our mission: Help each animal heal, return to the ocean and continue playing a vital role in its population. When animals are found deceased, we strive to learn what happened and apply our knowledge ...